Add Capacitor live reload for quick device testing

- Update capacitor.config.ts to support live reload via environment variables
  (CAPACITOR_LIVE_RELOAD and CAPACITOR_SERVER_URL)
- Add script/capacitor-live-reload.ts to auto-detect local IP and configure sync
- Add script/capacitor-production.ts to revert to production bundled assets
- Add npm scripts: cap:live-reload, cap:production, dev:mobile
- Update vite.config.ts to use appropriate HMR settings for local vs cloud dev

https://claude.ai/code/session_01WzGEr7t8hWFyiANo22iokS

capacitor.config.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import type { CapacitorConfig } from '@capacitor/cli';
 
+// Live reload configuration
+// Set CAPACITOR_LIVE_RELOAD=true and CAPACITOR_SERVER_URL to enable
+const isLiveReload = process.env.CAPACITOR_LIVE_RELOAD === 'true';
+const serverUrl = process.env.CAPACITOR_SERVER_URL || 'http://192.168.1.100:5000';
+
 const config: CapacitorConfig = {
   appId: 'com.aethex.os',
   appName: 'AeThex OS',
   webDir: 'dist/public',
   server: {
     androidScheme: 'https',
-    iosScheme: 'https'
+    iosScheme: 'https',
+    // Live reload: point to dev server instead of bundled assets
+    ...(isLiveReload && {
+      url: serverUrl,
+      cleartext: true, // Allow HTTP for local development
+    }),
   },
   plugins: {
     SplashScreen: {
@@ -42,8 +52,18 @@ const config: CapacitorConfig = {
   android: {
     allowMixedContent: true,
     captureInput: true,
-    webContentsDebuggingEnabled: true
+    webContentsDebuggingEnabled: true,
-  }
+    // Allow cleartext (HTTP) for live reload
+    ...(isLiveReload && {
+      allowMixedContent: true,
+    }),
+  },
+  ios: {
+    // iOS-specific live reload settings
+    ...(isLiveReload && {
+      limitsNavigationsToAppBoundDomains: false,
+    }),
+  },
 };
 
 export default config;

package.json

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
     "build:mobile": "npm run build && npx cap sync",
     "android": "npx cap open android",
     "ios": "npx cap open ios",
+    "cap:live-reload": "tsx script/capacitor-live-reload.ts",
+    "cap:live-reload:android": "tsx script/capacitor-live-reload.ts --android",
+    "cap:live-reload:ios": "tsx script/capacitor-live-reload.ts --ios",
+    "cap:production": "tsx script/capacitor-production.ts",
+    "dev:mobile": "npm run cap:live-reload && concurrently \"npm run dev\" \"echo 'Dev server started. Open Android Studio or Xcode to run the app.'\"",
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production node dist/index.js",
     "check": "tsc",
     "db:push": "drizzle-kit push",

script/capacitor-live-reload.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env tsx
+/**
+ * Capacitor Live Reload Setup Script
+ *
+ * This script configures Capacitor for live reload development by:
+ * 1. Detecting the local network IP address
+ * 2. Setting environment variables for the Capacitor config
+ * 3. Running cap sync to update native projects
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   npx tsx script/capacitor-live-reload.ts [--port 5000] [--ip 192.168.1.100]
+ *   npm run cap:live-reload
+ */
+
+import { execSync, spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { networkInterfaces } from 'os';
+
+interface Options {
+  port: number;
+  ip?: string;
+  platform?: 'android' | 'ios' | 'all';
+}
+
+function getLocalIP(): string {
+  const nets = networkInterfaces();
+  const results: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const name of Object.keys(nets)) {
+    const netList = nets[name];
+    if (!netList) continue;
+
+    for (const net of netList) {
+      // Skip internal and non-IPv4 addresses
+      if (net.family === 'IPv4' && !net.internal) {
+        results.push(net.address);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Prefer common local network ranges
+  const preferred = results.find(ip =>
+    ip.startsWith('192.168.') ||
+    ip.startsWith('10.') ||
+    ip.startsWith('172.')
+  );
+
+  return preferred || results[0] || 'localhost';
+}
+
+function parseArgs(): Options {
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+  const options: Options = {
+    port: 5000,
+    platform: 'all'
+  };
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
+    const arg = args[i];
+    const next = args[i + 1];
+
+    if (arg === '--port' && next) {
+      options.port = parseInt(next, 10);
+      i++;
+    } else if (arg === '--ip' && next) {
+      options.ip = next;
+      i++;
+    } else if (arg === '--android') {
+      options.platform = 'android';
+    } else if (arg === '--ios') {
+      options.platform = 'ios';
+    }
+  }
+
+  return options;
+}
+
+function run(command: string, env?: Record<string, string>): void {
+  console.log(`\n> ${command}\n`);
+  execSync(command, {
+    stdio: 'inherit',
+    env: { ...process.env, ...env }
+  });
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const options = parseArgs();
+  const ip = options.ip || getLocalIP();
+  const serverUrl = `http://${ip}:${options.port}`;
+
+  console.log('========================================');
+  console.log('  Capacitor Live Reload Setup');
+  console.log('========================================');
+  console.log(`  Server URL: ${serverUrl}`);
+  console.log(`  Platform:   ${options.platform}`);
+  console.log('========================================\n');
+
+  // Set environment variables for Capacitor config
+  const env = {
+    CAPACITOR_LIVE_RELOAD: 'true',
+    CAPACITOR_SERVER_URL: serverUrl
+  };
+
+  // Sync Capacitor with live reload configuration
+  console.log('Syncing Capacitor with live reload configuration...');
+
+  if (options.platform === 'all') {
+    run('npx cap sync', env);
+  } else {
+    run(`npx cap sync ${options.platform}`, env);
+  }
+
+  console.log('\n========================================');
+  console.log('  Live Reload Setup Complete!');
+  console.log('========================================');
+  console.log('\nNext steps:');
+  console.log(`  1. Start the dev server:    npm run dev`);
+  console.log(`  2. Open your IDE:`);
+  console.log(`     - Android Studio:        npm run android`);
+  console.log(`     - Xcode:                 npm run ios`);
+  console.log(`  3. Run the app on your device`);
+  console.log('\nThe app will connect to your dev server at:');
+  console.log(`  ${serverUrl}`);
+  console.log('\nMake sure:');
+  console.log('  - Your device is on the same network as this machine');
+  console.log('  - Firewall allows connections on port ' + options.port);
+  console.log('  - The dev server is running before launching the app');
+  console.log('========================================\n');
+}
+
+main().catch(console.error);

script/capacitor-production.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env tsx
+/**
+ * Capacitor Production Sync Script
+ *
+ * Reverts Capacitor configuration from live reload mode back to production mode.
+ * This rebuilds the web assets and syncs them to native projects.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   npx tsx script/capacitor-production.ts [--android | --ios]
+ *   npm run cap:production
+ */
+
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+
+function parseArgs(): { platform: 'android' | 'ios' | 'all' } {
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+  if (args.includes('--android')) return { platform: 'android' };
+  if (args.includes('--ios')) return { platform: 'ios' };
+  return { platform: 'all' };
+}
+
+function run(command: string): void {
+  console.log(`\n> ${command}\n`);
+  execSync(command, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const { platform } = parseArgs();
+
+  console.log('========================================');
+  console.log('  Capacitor Production Build');
+  console.log('========================================');
+  console.log(`  Platform: ${platform}`);
+  console.log('========================================\n');
+
+  // Build production assets
+  console.log('Building production assets...');
+  run('npm run build');
+
+  // Sync without live reload environment variables
+  console.log('\nSyncing Capacitor (production mode)...');
+  if (platform === 'all') {
+    run('npx cap sync');
+  } else {
+    run(`npx cap sync ${platform}`);
+  }
+
+  console.log('\n========================================');
+  console.log('  Production Build Complete!');
+  console.log('========================================');
+  console.log('\nThe app is now configured to use bundled assets.');
+  console.log('Open your IDE to build and run:');
+  console.log('  - Android Studio: npm run android');
+  console.log('  - Xcode:          npm run ios');
+  console.log('========================================\n');
+}
+
+main().catch(console.error);

vite.config.ts

@@ -44,11 +44,20 @@ export default defineConfig({
   server: {
     cors: true,
     host: "0.0.0.0",
-    hmr: {
+    port: 5000,
-      host: "orange-journey-wvwxgw4r6vrf577-5000.app.github.dev",
+    // HMR configuration - use different settings for Capacitor live reload vs cloud dev
-      protocol: "wss",
+    hmr: process.env.CAPACITOR_LIVE_RELOAD === 'true'
-      clientPort: 443,
+      ? {
-    },
+          // For Capacitor live reload: use default WebSocket on same host
+          protocol: 'ws',
+          host: undefined, // Uses request host automatically
+        }
+      : {
+          // For cloud development (GitHub Codespaces, Replit, etc.)
+          host: "orange-journey-wvwxgw4r6vrf577-5000.app.github.dev",
+          protocol: "wss",
+          clientPort: 443,
+        },
     allowedHosts: true,
     fs: {
       strict: true,